Chapter 1944: Chapter 1937: The Final Battle
"A turning point? Old man with the secrets of heaven, are your calculations reliable or not? Can you give us some substantial information?" Although the Sect Master of Sunset Sect is usually easygoing, the fate of five sects and billions of lives is at stake, so he can’t help but take it seriously.
"Do you think predicting the secrets of heaven and glimpsing the future is like fortune telling done on the street?" The elderly seer almost spat out a mouthful of blood in anger. "Getting this far with my calculations is already quite an achievement. The secret technique of calculating heavenly secrets that your Gu Xiao gave me is too profound—I can’t digest it in a short time!"
It seems that this divination has cost him quite a bit of mental effort, as a few more strands of white hair appeared on his head. "But since it’s something I’ve calculated, it’s almost certain. We should just let things take their course."
When Gu Xiao was mentioned, the Sunset Sect’s Sect Master’s expression also turned somewhat bleak.
"That rascal Gu Xiao entered Endless Land almost three years ago, yet we have no clue how he is now," the Sunset Sect’s Sect Master sighed.
"You’re really unwise, old man. Following that kid Gu Xiao into confusion, is Endless Land a place one can just enter?" The Master of Battle Soul Palace spoke in bewilderment. "If that kid is still alive, he might have some devious plan."
"Exactly. I’ve never seen Divine Cultivation Realm martial artists who make Dao Realm martial artists suffer. They almost overturned the entire Divine Profound Hall with just 8,000 people. Who knows how much they’ll grow in another three years?"
"But entering Endless Land, they fear they’ll never come out again—hopefully a miracle will happen."
Talking about Gu Xiao, everyone felt a complex emotion. Honestly, they didn’t have much direct interaction with him, but since that enrollment selection exam for disciples of superpower factions, Gu Xiao’s name kept resurfacing occasionally. Everything he accomplished was like a legend.
"Anyway, that kid has his own Life Art. I believe he won’t simply disappear," the Sunset Sect’s Sect Master shifted the topic. "Relying on that youngster really isn’t practical. I believe his future achievements will surpass ours, but he’s still so young now."
"Let’s address the immediate crisis first. Without new resources to replenish, in less than a month, we’ll inevitably face life-and-death confrontation with Divine Profound Hall. Given our current state, we hardly have a ten percent chance of winning!"
"That despicable, vile creature—if not for the swordsmanship left by the predecessors of Yujian Villa, how could he possibly injure all five of us alone?"
"Let’s not talk about that now. We need a large amount of supplies—what should be done?" The Palace Master of Inviting Moon Palace directly posed the most realistic question.
"We, Mount Yushen, still have a passageway leading outwards," the Sect Master of Mount Yushen spoke. "That passage was excavated a long time ago by my junior brother. At that time, disciples entering Mount Yushen for cultivation were forbidden to leave for 500 years. But my junior brother, wanting to sneak out occasionally, dug that passageway, leading directly to the nearest Wind Rider City."
"It won’t work," this plan immediately faced opposition. "Now that group of dog trash from Divine Profound Hall have already sealed off all surroundings and cities. If disciples from our five factions appear there, they’ll likely be discovered immediately."
"Agreed, that passage can leave Mount Yushen, but also can enter Mount Yushen. If discovered by Divine Profound Hall, we’ll be attacked from both fronts."
"To my knowledge, Wind Rider City is now full of spies from Divine Profound Hall. Even if our people leave safely, buying massive amounts of supplies is hard without drawing attention."
"I have a suggestion..."
As they pondered over strategies, an Elder from Mount Yushen hurriedly entered the room.
"Sect Master, there’s trouble!" The Elder said with a solemn face.
"What happened? What transpired?"
"People from Divine Profound Hall have come again!"
"Let them come. They’ve been coming every now and then; it’s not the first time. Do we need to panic over that?" The Sect Master of Mount Yushen reprimanded.
"This time is different," the Elder said. "Leading them is a Vice Hall Master from Divine Profound Hall, carrying the Crystal Palace in his hands. It seems the beast from Beast Taming Sect has recovered most of its injuries."
"What did you say?" Hearing this news, everyone wore an expression of gloom.
They’ve seen the strength of that Warcraft—it belongs to an ancient race now extinct. Even those Warcrafts of the highest bloodline level should bow before it. The five of them, combined, weren’t its match, requiring the Sect Master of Mount Yushen to personally control the Illusory God to barely fight it.
"Furthermore, they’ve also gathered hundreds of Ninth Grade Empire forces’ troops, seemingly preparing for a final all-out attack against us!"
The Elder guessed correctly. After nearly a year of stalemate with these five superpowers, the people of Divine Profound Hall gradually lost patience.
Ever since encountering Zhang Menglong, their style has changed somewhat—their goal always being the utter elimination of threats without leaving any seeds that could bloom into danger. If swift and decisive actions are possible, they definitely won’t prolong matters!
During this period, instead of lying low, they’ve been processing the spoils collected from various superpower factions.
After contributing to Shennong Valley, either by blatant robbery or by coercion and inducement, they obtained numerous elixirs from their hands, part of which are specifically for treating the Warcraft’s injuries or restoring its power.
And after consuming a vast amount of elixirs, the wounds left from the last clash with the Illusory God have almost entirely healed. Its strength even revived partially, becoming even more formidable than last time!
Given the Warcraft’s current state, another battle with the Illusory God could potentially lead to the Illusory God’s complete collapse and disintegration!
Moreover, the Sect Master of Mount Yushen’s physical condition no longer allows him to continue controlling the Illusory God in battle, but the other Elders’ mastery of Illusory God is quite low. It’s doubtful they could hold on for long before getting defeated outright.
"Boom!"
All of Mount Yushen shook fiercely, and in the distance, an exceptionally dazzling orange-red radiance emerged—that was the Ancient Warcraft’s attack!
That beast, called the Nine Prisons Beast, resembled a massive black wolf with nine tails, extending over 5,000 meters in length, its power surpassing the ordinary Peak of Dao Realm, making one wonder whether it’s already nearing the Ultimate Lifeform’s limits.
Mount Yushen’s Formation withstood this attack, but the cost was a further depletion of the already stretched-thin energy reserves.
"Boom!"
Another round of earth-shaking tremors.
"Given this attack frequency and intensity, even if we have enough energy reserves, the Formation of Mount Yushen can hardly resist anymore."
The Sect Master of Mount Yushen suppressed his injuries and stood up. "Today, even if it means severe injury and falling, I vow to slaughter that beast!"
